Country Norway District Sørlandet Adm. Center Søndeled | County Aust-Agder Municipality ID NO-0913 Local time Tuesday 2:28 PM | |
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Created as Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838 Weather 7°C, Wind SW at 24 km/h, 88% Humidity | ||
Søndeled is a former municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is currently part of the municipality of Risør in the Sørlandet region. The municipality had an area of 189 square kilometres (73 sq mi) upon its dissolution. The highway Riksvei 418 passes through Søndeled. Stamsø is a village in Søndeled. The village of Søndeled is located at the end of the Nordfjorden, a part of the Søndeledfjorden.
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Map of 4990 S%C3%B8ndeled, Norway
Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old name of the local fjord (Old Norse: Sundaleiðr). The first element comes from the word sundene which means "straits" and the last element is led (Old Norse: leið) which means "path" or "way". Hence the name is the "path between the straits".
History
The municipality of Søndeled was created on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). On 1 January 1867, an uninhabited part of Søndeled was transferred to the municipality of Dypvåg. Later, on 1 January 1901, a small area of Søndeled (population: 658) was transferred to the neighboring municipality of Risør.
On 1 January 1964, Søndeled was incorporated into the municipality of Risør. Before the merger, Søndeled had 3,134 inhabitants.